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Michel Rocard

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Michel Rocard, former First Secretary of the French Socialist Party and a member of the European Parliament for 15 years, was Prime Minister of France from 1988 to 1991.

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  1. Iran in the Middle
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    Iran in the Middle

    Dec 10, 2014 Michel Rocard argues that a nuclear deal with Iran is made more likely by tectonic changes in the Middle East.

  2. Peace in an Age of Extremes
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    Peace in an Age of Extremes

    Aug 27, 2014 Michel Rocard examines the historical and religious factors fueling conflict in the greater Middle East.

  3. The Age of Violence
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    The Age of Violence

    May 28, 2014 Michel Rocard urges the global public to compel its leaders to overcome three obstacles to peace and prosperity.

  4. Taming Europe’s Banks
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    Taming Europe’s Banks

    Feb 25, 2014 Michel Rocard warns that the EU's failure to reform its banking sector has set the stage for another crisis.

  5. What's Ailing France?
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    What's Ailing France?

    Nov 26, 2013 Michel Rocard puts France's recent credit-rating downgrade in global context.

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    Subsistence Is Not Enough

    Kweilin Ellingrud, et al. highlight the private sector’s potential role in improving affordability and promoting shared prosperity.
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    Europe Needs a Defense Production Act

    Nicu Popescu urges EU member states to bolster their defense capabilities to guard against future Russian aggression.
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    What Tariffs Can and Can’t Do

    Dani Rodrik

    When tariffs are moderate and used to complement a domestic investment agenda, they need not do much harm; they can even be useful. When they are indiscriminate and are not supported by purposeful domestic policies, they do considerable damage – most of it at home.

     argues that import duties are neither an all-purpose tool, as Donald Trump believes, nor a purposeless one.
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    Could Trump’s Tariffs Help Democratize China?

    Yi Fuxian thinks that China will have to shift its focus from running trade surpluses to strengthening the middle class.
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    A Retrospective on Trump’s First Year Back

    Jeffrey Frankel imagines the economic and geopolitical consequences we might be facing in January 2026.
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    Global Cooperation in the Age of Trump

    George Papaconstantinou & Jean Pisani-Ferry suggest how global commons and interdependencies can be managed in the absence of a responsible superpower.
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    Trump Will Put the US and China Back on a Collision Course

    Ian Bremmer

    Donald Trump's return to the White House will almost certainly trigger an unmanaged decoupling of the world’s most important geopolitical relationship, increasing the risk of global economic disruption and crisis. After all, Chinese leaders will be far less conciliatory than they were during his first term.

     thinks Xi Jinping's government will be less accommodative of the “Tariff Man's” demands this time around.
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    Viktor Orbán’s Home for Populist Fugitives

    Sławomir Sierakowski highlights the Hungarian leader’s policy of offering asylum to European politicians facing corruption charges.
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    Ukraine’s Existential Culture War

    Ian Buruma thinks the country is justified in banning Russian art, even though it runs counter to humanist principles.

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